Loving Him

7

"You are so nosey," Tae gruffed as he looked in his cabinets, trying to find something to eat.

"And you are deflecting," Jimin shot back.

Tae sighed as he put the rice in the rice cooker. "Yes, I did dream about Hobi. I dreamed about being his mate, having his pups, and all of that. But it's not going to happen; he wants her."

"I'm not so sure that he does." Jimin all but whispered, "he bought you nesting supplies, Tae; that's a big deal for an Alpha. Even more when you two aren't even courting."

"No, because he's courting her," Tae wanted to scream, punch something, anything to make these feelings disappear. But he couldn't; he couldn't act on anything with Jimin there.

Jimin deflated a bit as he fell onto Tae's small couch, "I don't know what to do. Coming between fated mates is dangerous. You two could potentially die if you don't get together; you could lose your wolves forever."

"I barely have mine as it is."

"That's why I'm so concerned, and I don't know what that stupid Alpha is going to do. I don't want to break Moonsu's heart, but everyone knows how strong fated mates are; the pull is ridiculous. When I saw Yoongi, I immediately hated him, but my wolf," he blew a breath, making his bangs fly out of his face, and he giggled a bit. "It was so hard to be near him when I wanted to murder him constantly. But being away from him was just as hard."

"What do you mean?"

Jimin looked at him; there was pain in his eyes as he recalled the memories. "Because your Omega isn't as active, it might not be as hard for you. Which in a way is good, then it would only be Hobi suffering, and frankly, he needs to a bit. But Yoongi and I hated each other. Well, I hated him; he was quite indifferent. But he'd breathe, and I'd want to throttle him. But after the first few times, we met and had outlandish fights with each other. My Omega started to get so depressed, my scent soured, and it was acting out constantly."

"Acting out?"

Jimin nodded his head quickly, "I'd start growling at any Alphas or Betas that came near me. And lord forbid if I saw any Omegas near Yoongi. Like they could just be walking past him, and I'd lash out at them. Yoongi thought it was hilarious that I was jealous of others, which was so  embarrassing."

"Sounds interesting," Tae mused.

"It was a nightmare, truly. So, while yours has already acted out a bit, I'm unsure how much it will. But I'm curious if you want to test how Hobi will react."

Tae cocked his head to the side a bit, and it made Jimin want to coo; he looked so freaking cute like that.  "React? To what?"

Jimin grinned like the evil Omega he could be—not that Tae would know that. He'd done his best to be sweet around the younger. "Do you remember Jungkookie? The young Alpha that hangs out with us?" Tae nodded his head, still a little confused. "Well, he thinks you are cute."

"Jimin," Tae interrupted before the Omega could get too far into the plan.

"No, he knows the situation. He knows you are fated mates, but he's a super sweet baby, Alpha, and he's willing to push Hobi. If that's what you want?"

"Again, talk to me like I'm five."

Jimin grinned again. "Jungkook is going to take you on a fake date. He's going to act like a doting Alpha, and if Hobi happens to find out, well..."

That was actually a great idea, and the fact that Jimin came up with it made it even better. Tae knows some of his ideas are less than savory, so it's refreshing for someone else to devise evil plans. "Why don't you tell Moonsu what's going on?"

The older Omega flopped down onto Tae's lap, his feet kicked up on the armrest. "Oh, trust me, I will if Hobi doesn't. I don't want her to get hurt, but she deserves to know. I'd want to know if I were in her position, but I'd want to hear it from my Alpha, not from a friend."

"I get that. I feel like he's going to string us along for as long as possible, and it's unfair to any of us."

Jimin closed his eyes and hummed, "Pet me, Tae," he whined quietly, making the younger chuckle. He reached down and ran his fingers through the blonde locks, making the Omega purr happily. "I promise I won't let him. I know you don't want him to go down there and attend to her heat, and trust me, I get it, but he has to go at least see her. This isn't exactly a convo you can have over the phone. I know we've been together for years, but I found my fated mate, so bye."

"I know, it's just."

"She deserves better, Tae. She's been a supportive Omega and deserves to be told why she can't be with him anymore."

With that, Tae had nothing to say. Because Jimin was right, even if he didn't want to admit it or not, she hadn't done anything wrong, but Hobi was his, and he would not share him with anyone. "Do you think he'll actually help her with her heat?"

Jimin snorted, "Even if he wanted to, I don't think his Alpha will let him."

They left it at that because even if his Alpha wouldn't let him, that didn't mean he wanted Hobi to want it, either. The Omegas spent the rest of the day cuddling and watching movies. Yoongi came by a few times to bring them things and see Jimin. Apparently, being apart for more than a day was painful until they were mated. 

He started to wonder if it'd ever be that way with them. But he'd go ahead with Jimin's plan of fake dating Jungkook, anything to make his stupid Alpha see that he was desirable. It took a bit to convince the baby Alpha to do it. He didn't want to make Hobi mad because, even though he looked like an Angel, Hobi could be very scary when he wanted to be.

It was the week before Hobi was meant to go see her when the first date happened. Tae had been refusing to see Hobi the entire time, running in the other direction if he saw or smelled the Alpha. Jimin told him to keep it up, and that it was starting to affect the other, so Tae kept up his game. But the day of the date when his doorbell rang, he was expecting an Alpha, just not the one that showed up.

"What are you doing here?"

"Stopping you from going out with him," Hobi sneered.

"And why is that any of your business?"

The Alpha's eyes were flickering back and forth between red and brown, "because you are my fated mate."

Tae could hear Jungkook coming up the stairs, wearing those stupid stomper boots he favors so much. "Are you still planning on going to her for her heat?" He could see the guilt flash across the Alpha's face, and he knew the answer: "Well, then you have no right to stop me from going out with another Alpha." He smiled at the younger Alpha, "Kookie, you are right on time. Are you ready for our date?"

The younger Alpha darted his eyes back and forth between the two fated mates. He looked nervous, but he nodded his head once to answer Tae's question. He held out his arm for Tae to take, and the Omega had never been so grateful that Jimin did this for him, and Kook was so willing to play along.